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Ruam P. F. A. Pimentel
I have made visualizations viewed by hundreds of thousands of people1, sped up query times for 25 terabytes of data by an average of 4,800 times2, and built packages for R3 that let you do magic4.
Currently searching for a position that allows me to build tools leveraging a combination of visualization, machine learning, and software engineering to help people explore and understand their data in new and useful ways.
Education
PhD. Candidate, Psychology, Quantitative Psychology (Minor)
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH (USA)
2024 - 2019
- Teaching and Research Assistant
M.S., Psychology, Psychological Assessment (Area)
Universidade São Francisco
Campinas, SP (Brazil)
2019 - 2018
- Thesis: …
- Teaching Assistant
Specialization in Neuroscience (300 hrs)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Santos, SP (Brazil)
2019 - 2018
- Thesis: …
B.S., Psychology
CEULP/ULBRA
Palmas, TO (Brazil)
2017 - 2012
- Thesis: …
- Teaching and Research Assistant
Research Experience
Normative Data Collection Coordinator (Research Assistant)
Rorschach Perfomance Assessment System (R-PAS)
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Current - 2021
- Organize international data collection across 17 countries.
- Provide resources for data collectors
- to be update
Translation and Adaptation of the Personality Assessment Inventory to Portuguese (Research Assistant)
N/A
N/A
Current - 2020
- Assist in all drafts and analysis.
- Organize and clean items for translation.
- Backtranslation (Portuguese to English).
- Run psychometrics (e.g., internal consistency, validity studies, norms).
Industry Experience
I have worked in a variety of roles ranging from journalist to software engineer to data scientist. I like collaborative environments where I can learn from my peers.
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.
Teaching Assistant
The University of Toledo
N/A
2021 - 2019
- Statistical Methods 1 (for grad student)
- Statistical Methods 2 (for grad student)
- Personality (for undegrad)
- Statistics (for undergrad)
Teaching Assistant
Universidade São Francisco
N/A
2019 - 2018
- Thesis advising I (for undegrad)
- Thesis advising II (for undergrad)
Teaching Assistant
CEULP/ULBRA
N/A
2017 - 2014
- Morphophysiology and human behavior
- Methods of psychological assessment
- Psychological assessment
- Neuropsychological assessment
Selected Data Science Writing
I regularly blog about data science and visualization on my blog LiveFreeOrDichotomize.5
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Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks
Funcionamento patológico da personalidade para predição da depressão, qualidade de vida e esperança
International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference
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2015 - 2015
- manuscript
Publication
Brandão, P. S.; Neto, I. V. S.; Rauber, S. B.; Pimente, R. P. F. A.; Zukowski, M. S.; Fagundes, F., & Campbell, C. S. G.. 2017. Impacto de Exergames na qualidade de vida de idosos. Fisioterapia Brasil. DOI: 10.33233/fb.v18i3.1058. 18 (3).
Gonçalves, A. P.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Carvalho, L. D. F.. 2020. Funcionamento patológico da personalidade para predição da depressão, qualidade de vida e esperança. Interação em Psicologia. DOI: 10.5380/psi.v24i1.62784. 24 (1).
Pimentel, R.; Meyer, G.; Pianowski, G., & O. S. F.. 2021. Assessing manifestations of depressive behavior during the Rorschach task. . DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/SXKGV. .
Pianowski, G.; Giromini, L.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Gonçalves, A. P.; Machado, G. M.; Hosseininasab, A.; Alghraibeh, A. M.; Brusadelli, E.; Rooney, E. A.; Colombarolli, Maíra S.; Tajamolian, M.; Herzog, N. K.; Rusconi, P.; Kelly, P.; Zare, S.; Ales, F.; Pignolo, C.; Andò, A.; Zennaro, A.; D. Girolamo, M., & F. Carvalho, L.. 2022. Cross‐cultural investigation from nine countries on the associations of antisocial traits and the WHO ’s containment measures for the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12869. .
Conference Paper
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Meyer, G. J.. 2020. Sentiment Analysis in Rorschach responses [e-poster for online conference].. Brazilian Institute of Psychological Assessment (Instituto Brasileiro de Avaliação Psicológica). Online.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Tavares, M. D.. 2018. The influence of emotional valence over Source Memory in Aging [Paper Presentation]. Presented at XLI annual meeting of the Brazilian Society of Neuroscience and Behavior (SBNeC; Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociência e Comportamento). .
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Villemor-Amaral, A. E.. 2018. Relation between R-PAS and BFI2 moderate by R-PAS self-perception indicators: preliminary studies [Paper presentation]. V Brazilian Congress of Psychology: Science and Profession (CBP; Congresso Brasileiro de Psicologia). São Paulo, Brazil.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Tavares, M. D.. 2016. What do we know about the Source Memory in Aging? A review [Paper presentation]. Presented at XV Brazilian Congress of the Brazilian Society of Neuropsychology (SBP; Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia).. Brasília, Brazil.
thesis
Kiss, A.; Mihura, J.L.; Meyer, G. J.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Klezka, N. 2022. Comparing committed forensic inpatients to nonpatients instructed to malinger insanity or not using scores from the Rorschach task and self-report. [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. 2022. Malingering severe psychopathology on the Rorschach task: Systematic review and meta-analysis. [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo.
Meyer, G. J.; Pianowski, G.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Zuanazzi, A. C. 2021. Pleasant or Appealing Expressions (PAE). [Unpublished scoring manual]. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo.
Meyer, G. J.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Pianowski, G., & Vanhoyland, M. 2021. Coding criteria for Breaking the Card Boundary (BCB). [Unpublished scoring manual]. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo.
Meyer, G. J.; Zuanazzi, A. C.; Gonçalves, A. P.; Pianowski, G., & Pimentel, R. P. F. A. 2021. Self-Critical and Helpless Reassurance Seeking Depressive Behavior Expressed During the Rorschach Task (SCHB). [Unpublished scoring manual]. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo.
Thesis
Brandão, P. S.; Neto, I. V. S.; Rauber, S. B.; Pimente, R. P. F. A.; Zukowski, M. S.; Fagundes, F., & Campbell, C. S. G.. 2017. Impacto de Exergames na qualidade de vida de idosos. Fisioterapia Brasil. DOI: 10.33233/fb.v18i3.1058. 18 (3).
Gonçalves, A. P.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Carvalho, L. D. F.. 2020. Funcionamento patológico da personalidade para predição da depressão, qualidade de vida e esperança. Interação em Psicologia. DOI: 10.5380/psi.v24i1.62784. 24 (1).
Pimentel, R.; Meyer, G.; Pianowski, G., & O. S. F.. 2021. Assessing manifestations of depressive behavior during the Rorschach task. . DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/SXKGV. .
Pianowski, G.; Giromini, L.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Gonçalves, A. P.; Machado, G. M.; Hosseininasab, A.; Alghraibeh, A. M.; Brusadelli, E.; Rooney, E. A.; Colombarolli, Maíra S.; Tajamolian, M.; Herzog, N. K.; Rusconi, P.; Kelly, P.; Zare, S.; Ales, F.; Pignolo, C.; Andò, A.; Zennaro, A.; D. Girolamo, M., & F. Carvalho, L.. 2022. Cross‐cultural investigation from nine countries on the associations of antisocial traits and the WHO ’s containment measures for the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12869. .
Manuscript
Pianowski, G.; Giromini, L.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Gonçalves, A. P.; Machado, G. M.; Hosseininasab, A.; Alghraibeh, A. M.; Brusadelli, E.; Rooney, E. A.; Colombarolli, M. S.; Tajamolian, M.; Herzog, N. K.; Rusconi, P.; Kelly, P.; Zare, S.; Ales, F.; Pignolo, C.; Andò, A.; Zennaro, A.; D. Girolamo, M., & F. Carvalho, L. 2021. A cross-cultural investigation from nine countries of empathic and antisocial profiles’ adherence to COVID-19 containment measures.
Presentation
O’Donoghue, E.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Meyer, G. J. 7/13/22. Assessing Potential R-PAS Score Differences for Inperson and Remote Administration. [Conference Symposium]. XXIII congress of the International Society for the Rorschach and Projective Methods - 2022. Geneva.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Meyer, G. J. 7/13/22. Rorschach and Depressive Behaviors: Potential depressive related behaviors discriminating patients with and without depressive symptoms and controls. [Conference Symposium]. XXIII congress of the International Society for the Rorschach and Projective Methods - 2022. Geneva.
Meyer, G. J.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Pianowski, G. 5/13/22. Avanços digitais na aplicação do teste de Rorschach: Desenvolvimento do aplicativo de administração do R-PAS (Digital advances in the administration of the Rorschach test: Development of the R-PAS administration app). [Coordenated Session]. X Congresso da ASBRo (X ASBRo Congress). Online.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Meyer, G. J., & Pianowski, G. 5/13/22. Avanços digitais na aplicação do teste de Rorschach: Uso do aplicativo de administração do R-PAS (Digital advances in the administration of the Rorschach test: Use of the R-PAS administration app). [Coordenated Session]. X Congresso da ASBRo (X ASBRo Congress). Online.
Pianowski, G.; Meyer, G. J., & Pimentel, R. P. F. A. 3/13/22. Aplicativo de administração remota do R-PAS: Dados preliminares de equivalência (R-PAS Remote Administration Application: Preliminary equivalence data). [Coordenated Session]. X Congresso da ASBRo (X ASBRo Congress). Online.
O’Donoghue, E. M.; Meyer, G. J.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Mihura, J. L. 3/12/22. Assessing Potential R-PAS Score Differences for In-Person and Remote Administration. [Conference Symposium]. 2022 Society for Personality Assessment Convention. Chicago.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Kiss, A. B.; Mihura, J. L.; Meyer, G. J.; Kletzka, N., & Eblin, J. J. 3/11/22. Comparing committed Forensic Inpatients to Non-Patients Instructed to Malinger Insanity of Not Using Scores from the Rorschach task and Self-report. [Conference Symposium]. 2022 Society for Personality Assessment Convention. Chicago.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Meyer, G. J.; Guimarães-Neto, A.; Vieira, P. G., & Villemor-Amaral, A. E. 3/11/22. Comparing Patients with Schizophrenia to Non-Patients Instructed to Malinger Insanity or Not Using Scores from the Rorschach Task and Self-Report. [Conference Symposium]. 2022 Society for Personality Assessment Convention. Chicago.
Herzog, N. K.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & R. 2021-10. Beyond the ‘Mask Wars’: Cross-national comparison of health protective behaviors, government compliance, and empathy. [Conference Presentation]. 2021 APHA Annual Meeting. .
Pimentel, R. P. F. A., & Villemor-Amaral, A. E. 2021-10. The Pfister colored pyramid test and its use in C/TA. [Paper Presentation]. CTAC – Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment Conference 2021. Online.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Herzog, K. H., & Rooney, E. 2021-10. One for All and All for One: Culture, Personality, and Governmental Policies Predicting Mask-Wearing in an International Sample. [Paper Presentation]. 2021 APHA Annual Meeting. Online.
Pianowski, G.; Pimentel, R. P. F. A.; Gomes, G. V. A., & Salgado, M. 2021-09. Sistema de Avaliação por Performance no Rorschach Itermediário: Administração e Codifição (Intermediate Rorschach Performance Assessment System: Administration and Coding). [12hrs Workshop]. Hogrefe Brazil. Online.
Pianowski, G., & Pimentel, R. P. F. A. 10/31/20. Sistema de Avaliação por Performance no Rorschach: Uma Breve Introdução ao R-PAS (Rorschach Perfomance Assessment System: A brief introduction to R-PAS). [8hrs Workshop]. Hogrefe Brazil. Online.
Pimentel, R. P. F. A. 10/23/21. Opções e Desafios da pesquisa com Testes de Perfomance em tempos pandêmicos (Options and Challenges of Research with Performance Tests in Pandemic Times). [guest speaker]. ASBRo monthly meeting. Online.